The sandwich is made with what I think is an empanada press. I'm not sure how I even came to own this, but it's been in my kitchen utensil drawer for years. It's nice because it uses up the whole slice of bread, only crusts going to waste (or in our case, in the scrap bag for feeding ducks). And the edges are all nicely sealed up for less mess. And it's cute. :)

update: I remembered! It's a dumpling maker I ordered from JBox. Mystery solved!!

The creepy monkey's face was made using the same cutter set I used to make the faces on the cheese in the 12 days of Christmas: eleven pipers piping bento -- so many people asked if it was from a punch -- no way! I'd never stick anything squishy like cheese or fruit leather in a punch. What a mess that would make! :) This is the cutter set I used:

I don't know what it is called exactly and I can't find them anywhere anymore - I've had these for a long time. This is actually two sets, each set came with 3 "discs". I'm missing one in this pic (that is, I couldn't find it to include in the photo). I bought one set from JBox over a year ago and the second set I found at a local bento shop before that. The closest thing I can find is these cutters on Amazon, that's the same brand packaging, but not the same set I have. If anyone has seen them somewhere, please share in comments! I know a lot of people were interested in them.

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Sorry, I'm in the cute camp as far as monkeys go. I have to thank you for helping me become a mom of note at my daughter's lunch table. Lunch boxes are new to me since she's a kindergartner, but through seeing what you do and attempting at least one thing each day, I'm making her lunches more fun.

The 3 cutters in the top row are KYARAPP cutters. The cheapest I was able to find was from a seller on eBay for $14.99 plus s/h. Many other sites carry them but their prices were much higher ($18-23 plus s/h). This is the seller I bought from:http://www.ebay.com/sch/sukiyaki_jp/m.html?_trksid=p4340.l2562

Love those little face cutters too. I see that AllThingsForSale will be getting them in soon, so I'll definitely have to check that out. They are my favorite place to get Bento supplies. Great prices and super quick shipping.